Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Abrahamsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Abrahamsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Abrahamsville is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Broome (NY), Delaware (NY), Sullivan (NY), Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike & Susquehanna.
Below are the counties that are near Abrahamsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Abrahamsville:
- Wayne County (The home county of Abrahamsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Milanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Boyds Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boyds Mills is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Mills
- Siko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siko is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siko
- High Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- High Lake is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
- Carley Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carley Brook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carley Brook
- Dyberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyberry
- Tanners Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tanners Falls is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Falls
- Laurella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurella is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurella
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aldenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aldenville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenville
- Honesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Simpson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vandling is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Mayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jermyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Archbald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Green Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Drinker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drinker is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinker
- East Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Benton is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Jessup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Masthope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Masthope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
- Westcolang
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Kimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
- Lackawaxen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rowland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Paupack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkers Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Blooming Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Lords Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ledgedale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgedale
- Susquehanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Union Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burnwood is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwood
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ararat is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brandt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandt is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- North Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Jackson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jackson
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- South Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lanesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broome County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Summit is located in Broome County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
- Delaware County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Rock Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Valley is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Pea Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Chiloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Cooks Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Falls is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Falls
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Peakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Peakville is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakville
- Butternut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut Grove is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Grove
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cadosia is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadosia
- Gregorytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gregorytown is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorytown
- Harvard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Corbett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Corbett is located in Delaware County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Shinhopple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orange County (NY)
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Orange County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sullivan County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Callicoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hankins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hortonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Long Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cochecton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
- North Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acidalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acidalia is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
- Cochecton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Narrowsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Abrahamsville, see our County-by-County Page for Abrahamsville.
Cemeteries Near Abrahamsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abrahamsville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Abrahamsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Abrahamsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Cochecton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Basket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bolkcom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bauernfeind Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauernfeind Cemetery
- The Bauernfeind Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bauerfeind Cemetery
- Dorrer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lucys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Lake Huntington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Abrahamsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abrahamsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Abrahamsville, with the one closest to Abrahamsville listed first.
- Galilee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Galilee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Callicoon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hankins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Damascus is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Damascus
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cochecton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mileses
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mileses is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileses
- Long Eddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rileyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Girdland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girdland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdland
- Fremont Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Calkins is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calkins
- Milanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milanville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milanville
- Falls Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falls Mills is located in Sullivan County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Abrahamsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Abrahamsville.
Newspapers Published in Abrahamsville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abrahamsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abrahamsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abrahamsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Abrahamsville:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lackawanna County
- Pike County
- Susquehanna County
- Broome County
- Delaware County
- Orange County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Abrahamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abrahamsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |